During the Switch 2 Direct earlier this week, Nintendo outlined what it is calling “Switch 2 Enhanced Games” for the new console. As the title suggests, these will be Switch 1 games that feature enhancements for the Switch 2 without being natively developed for the platform. Nintendo Wire currently has…
During today’s Nintendo Treehouse Live stream, Capcom was on hand to showcase some gameplay of Street Fighter 6 running on the Switch 2. While the game is obviously not on par with the visuals for the PC, PlayStation 5, or Xbox Series X versions of the game, it does still…
In a surprising bit of news this morning, Nintendo of America has revealed that the pre-order date for the Switch 2 has been delayed so that the company can assess the impact of the latest round of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. GameSpot was given a statement from the…
We’re finally here in the home stretch of what has been one of the shorter turnarounds — yet longest waits — for a Nintendo title. After its full reveal at E3 2018, or even its initial tease earlier in the year, the trudge towards the biggest gaming crossover and the…
The day has come when nearly the entire Kirby series up to this point is represented in one game. Kirby Star Allies has received its third free update since release, adding in not just new Dream Friends and other extras like the previous patches, but an all new mode to…
2019 may feel some ways away but it’ll sneak up on us pretty fast. Thankfully, Splatoon 2 will be there to give us some cozy familiarity as we enter the final year of the 2010’s, with a special themed event called Frosty Fest. Not unlike this year’s Halloween event, which…
It’s hard to believe, but there’s just one week to go till we’ll all have our hands on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! The cross-brand countdown still has some ways to go, though, and this latest stop is one you might not have seen coming. 【あと7日】今年もあっという間でしたが後一週間は長く感じますね。では編集に行って来ます ＠野村#スマブラカウントダウン#スマブラSP#FFVII#クラウド pic.twitter.com/Qpd2q6Y4m3 — FFVII…
Oh, Club Nintendo… that dear, departed soul. How much merch it bequeathed upon those who were dedicated to the Big N, dispensing posters, notebooks, bags — all manner of souvenir and sundry! Yet it, like all things that are good in this cruel and fleeting life, passed too soon, replaced…
If you’re still petting your partner Pokémon every day or just want to bring a little more Let’s Go! into your life, Pokémon Center locations in Japan have a whole host of new goods to tempt you. The games have been out for a couple weeks and already some of…
The slate of weekly Famitsu columns written by Masahiro Sakurai continues as we inch closer and closer to the release of Smash Ultimate. This time, the incomparable director focused in on the World of Light adventure mode and some of its core and peripheral aspects. All thanks to Source Gaming…
At this point, it just wouldn’t be a Sonic racing game without Seaside Hill making its way in. Joining the other racetracks in Team Sonic Racing now and maintaining this streak is Whale Lagoon, a beachside spot with plenty of sun for your winter blues. Not to mention another Sonic…
Welcome back to Season 2 of the Character Column, where we run down all manner of royal, ruffian, and rough-around-the-edges rube in a weekly analysis of various characters. Last time we covered the questions of self-inserting avatars as they pertained to Corrin of Fire Emblem Fates. Nintendo has had no…
Welcome to the Nintendo Wiretap! Each day the team here at Nintendo Wire works tirelessly to bring you the best, most relevant late-breaking Nintendo news this side of the Mushroom Kingdom. To help make ingesting all these meaty stories easier than Kirby hopped up on Miracle Fruit, we’ve compiled a…
The Nintendo Switch library has plenty of genres covered already, but one that’s gotten less attention than most is the serious racing simulator. Mario Kart is fun ‘n all, but sometimes you want to put away the bananas and get to the nitty-gritty of driving. Industry veterans Codemasters hope to…
There’ve already been a handful of oddball Assist Trophies with free reign over the stage view, like the Pac-Man Ghosts and Color TV-Game 15, but this latest one is actually a hand-full. Flies & Hand comes from an interesting corner of the Mario series, that being the mouse based SNES…
